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Connect Gateway
Put Your Team Back in Front of the Creative Process

Bridging Your Camera and External Control Systems

You want to be efficient and agile so you can keep your most experienced people focused on delivering creative content that engages viewers. But complex control applications, complex multiple camera set-ups, and disparate systems make it difficult to meet your business goals. We can help.

In fact, that's precisely why we developed an advanced network gateway device—Connect Gateway. By opening up control of high-performance cameras to external systems, your operators and facilities will develop more efficient studio workflows, so you'll increase productivity, and boost ROI.

Maintain security and integrity of your camera control system: Connect Gateway operates as an independent platform that can simultaneously access the C2IP camera control network and a public network without compromising operational control of the cameras.

Extend your capabilities through common interfaces: Connect Gateway is an XML-based platform, allowing any systems integrator to write user-specific camera control applications.

Make multiple camera set-ups faster and easier: Routine interaction occurs through a remotely accessible intuitive GUI, so your Grass Valley products and third-party systems have secure access to camera control.

  • Gateway between external devices and camera control network
  • Diagnostic tool for LDK components in the C2IP network
  • Uses reliable and cost effective Ethernet network infrastructure
  • Uses widely accepted XML as its message protocol
  • Hardware platform is built into a convenient 1 RU rack mounted industrial server
  • Dual Ethernet port configuration for fully separated public Ethernet and C2IP network operation
  • Redundant power supply for fail-safe operation
  • Interfaces for standard VGA monitor and USB devices directly on the server
  • Supports Grass Valley Fusion
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.93 GHz

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Drive: 160 GB SATA HDD, hot pluggable

LCD diagnostics
Connectors front:
  • 15-pin VGA for connecting a monitor during setup
  • 2 USB 2.0 for keyboard/mouse during setup
Connectors back:
  • NIC-1 RJ-45 1 GB Ethernet for the public network
  • NIC-2 RJ-45 1 GB Ethernet for the C2IP network
  • 15-pin VGA for connecting a monitor during setup
  • 2 USB 2.0 for keyboard/mouse during setup

Two redundant 400 watt power supplies

Dimensions (without bezel) (HxWxD):
  • 42.4 x 434.0 x 610 mm (1.67 x 17.10 x 24.00 in.)
For integration of applications developed by a third-party, a dedicated Software Development Kit is available which also includes a Gateway and camera simulator.

Please fill in this form and the SDK will be made available to you at no charge.
September 9, 2010
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (IBC — Stand 1.D11), September 09, 2010Grass Valley™ is adding the LDK Connect Gateway, a bridge to external control  systems, to its LDK camera control portfolio, which already benefits from the uniquely powerful C2IP control system. The LDK Connect Gateway provides open interactions from external devices to the camera, from automating set-up changes in camera functionality to reporting diagnostics.

LDK Connect Gateway (LDK 4637) Data Sheet

Posted Sep 08 2011 (CAM-4064D-1) File Size: 683.4 KB

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